RecordMove

Instrumentation engineer to rolling stock engineer

An instrumentation engineer already meets 44% of what the rolling stock engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From instrumentation engineer

Partial match

To rolling stock engineer

16 You already bring

8 Still to learn

42 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a rolling stock engineer is expected to do is already part of an instrumentation engineer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the rolling stock engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A rolling stock engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things an instrumentation engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

adjust engineering designs
analyse production processes for improvement
approve engineering design
assess financial viability
engineering principles
execute feasibility study

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an instrumentation engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop test procedures management skills
already held execute feasibility study information skills
already held design principles arts and humanities
already held assess financial viability information skills
already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn technical drawings required

optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn design wayside signalling interlockings required
still to learn control production required

optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn control compliance of railway vehicles regulations required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn quality standards required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rolling stock engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held develop test procedures skill
already held electronics knowledge
already held perform test run skill
already held record test data skill
already held use CAD software skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAE software optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAM software optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

51 held skills the rolling stock engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assemble instrumentation equipment skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out work-related measurements skill
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role design control systems skill
not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role design microelectromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role develop instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering control theory knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role manage instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role manage system testing skill
not needed by the target role marine engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee pre-assembly operations skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill

11 further entries not listed here

12 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn industrial engineering required
still to learn production processes required
still to learn quality standards required
still to learn technical drawings required
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from instrumentation engineer

Full index of moves from instrumentation engineer

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an instrumentation engineer become a rolling stock engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An instrumentation engineer already covers 44% of what a rolling stock engineer is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 9 of which the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

What skills does an instrumentation engineer need to become a rolling stock engineer?

8 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is control compliance of railway vehicles regulations.

How hard is the move from instrumentation engineer to rolling stock engineer?

Its learning distance is 57.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.